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Abortion rights activists protest in Atlanta on Thursday, July 21, 2022. The previous day a federal appeals court allowed Georgia’s restrictive “heartbeat” abortion law to take effect. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Judge could soon decide temporary fate of new Georgia abortion law40m ago

(From left) Greg McMichael, son Travis McMichael and their neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan

Travis and Greg McMichael sentenced to life for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery case

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FILE - President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is shown on July 10, 2019, in Palm Beach, Fla. Former President Donald Trump says the FBI is conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Spokespeople for the FBI and the Justice Department did not return messages seeking comment Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

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Trump says FBI conducting search of Mar-a-Lago estate

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Rudy Giuliani ordered by judge to testify in Fulton County special grand jury

Giuliani seeking to delay Fulton grand jury testimony

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Students in Rhonda Zambo's ninth grade biology class use their Chromebooks during their first day at Seckinger High School in Gwinnett County. Across the district, students have taken issue with the district removing a Wi-Fi network that their phones and personal devices could access. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Removal of Gwinnett school Wi-Fi network draws student complaints

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With plans for tax rebate, Kemp leverages power of incumbency

Ahead of primary against David Perdue, Gov. Brian Kemp wielded power of incumbency. He’s now stepping up a similar strategy to thwart Stacey Abrams

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4 dead, multiple injured during violent weekend in Atlanta

Atlanta police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton Jr. is once again asking the citizens of Atlanta to resolve their conflicts without guns

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Local

Inaugural ‘Demaryius Thomas Day’ brings Peyton Manning to Georgia Tech

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Braves send down Ian Anderson as part of flurry of moves

‘We did not play well’: Braves drop four of five to Mets in New York

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Scalini’s Italian Restaurant, home of the ‘Eggplant Baby Club,’ closes after 42 years

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Ahmaud Arbery case: Apologetic Greg McMichael given life for hate crimes

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Dragon Con 2022 lineup announced: William Shatner, Walter Koenig, Morena Baccarin, Tom...

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404 Festival postponed a week after Music Midtown, doesn’t cite reason

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2022 Milestones testing: Find your child’s school results

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Nation & State

Ezra Miller charged with felony burglary in Vermont

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Efforts to feed Beluga whale in France's Seine fail so far

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Mexico to send aquatic drone into shaft with trapped miners

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Olivia Newton-John, who played Sandy in 'Grease,' dies at 73

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Researchers ask Census to stop controversial privacy method

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Alabama No. 1 in preseason coaches' poll; Ohio St. 2, UGA 3

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Sheriff's deputy and woman killed in Colorado home shooting

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Colombia’s leftist president presents ambitious tax plan

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Politics

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Judge could soon decide temporary fate of new Georgia abortion law40m ago

052422 Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp reacts to cheering supporters as he take the stage to deliver his election night party speech at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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With plans for tax rebate, Kemp leverages power of incumbency

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Federal judicial nominee Steven Grimberg at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 30. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Senate Office of Photography.

Georgia appeals ruling that PSC elections discriminate against Black voters

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Axios co-founders (from left) Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz

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Cox Enterprises acquires media startup Axios9h ago

Republican Senate canididate Herschel Walker speaks to supporters during a campaign stop, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Ellijay, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, Pool)

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Anti-Trump GOP group targets Herschel Walker

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A group of protestors gathers outside the Atlanta mayor's office pushing for the closure of the Atlanta city jail on Monday, Aug. 1, 2022. (Photo by J.D. Capelouto)

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Inside City Hall: Old public safety debates revived over jails, nightlife

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John Lewis gave hugs for the first day of school at the John Lewis Invictus Academy. Lewis, a longtime congressman from Atlanta and civil rights activist, died in 2020. AJC FILE PHOTO.

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Georgia lawmakers to introduce bill for fellowships honoring John Lewis12h ago

Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff, right, and Raphael Warnock of Georgia wave to supporters during a rally on Nov. 15, 2020, in Marietta, Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images/TNS)

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The Jolt: How Georgia’s Senate runoffs made Democrats’ climate, health and tax bill...

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Rudy Giuliani speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. Standing by and watching is lawyer John Eastman. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Courtroom showdowns on deck for Fulton Trump probe

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Neighborhoods

A water fountain at Druid Hills High after it was repaired. After community outcry and state intervention over conditions at the school, the DeKalb County School District began repairs at the school this summer.

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Dispatches from Druid Hills: Students see changes at the high school

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Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to the City Council on Monday, Aug. 8. (Photo via Atlanta City Council Office of Communications)

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Mayor Dickens: ‘If you pull a gun in this town, you are going to jail’

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DeKalb’s largest city weighs marijuana decriminalization

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Removal of Gwinnett school Wi-Fi network draws student complaints

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DeKalb Schools interim Superintendent Vasanne Tinsley talks to seventh grade student Layla Murray and her brother Jackson at Wadsworth Magnet School's open house on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. (Natrice Miller/natrice.miller@ajc.com)

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Students first: DeKalb school leaders want to rebuild trust this year

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First-grade student Josiel Cartagena walks with his mother Natasha Cruz on Aug. 3 for the first day of classes at Anderson Elementary School in Clayton County. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Clayton County asking parents for patience in school bus delays

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A Texas developer’s more detailed plan for the proposed $500 million redevelopment of North Point Mall into mixed-use was met with approval from the Alpharetta Planning Commission Thursday.

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North Point Mall redevelopment plan gets preliminary approval

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Fans of Rick Springfield and Men at Work wear rain gear as they await an Aug. 6 outdoor concert in Stockbridge. The event was canceled midway through the concert because of lightning and rain. (Photo: Leon Stafford / AJC)

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Lightning, rain halt Stockbridge ‘80s icons concert midway through

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Investigations

The Atlanta VA Medical Center installed anti-climbing fences on its parking decks in 2016. The $850,000 project was in response to a pair of incidents where suicidal veterans threatened to jump, but were talked down. BRAD SCHRADE/ BSCHRADE@AJC.COM

VA watchdog investigates psych ward breakdowns at Atlanta hospital

Fulton County residents use electronic voting machines to cast their ballots on the floor of State Farm Arena during early voting in Georgia in October 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Georgia election security chief splits time with second state job

Heber Zapata, a 28-year-old engineer from Mexico, entered the country on a visa meant for white-collar professionals but ended up working as a line assembly worker. (Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com)

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‘A total lie’: Mexican engineers say they were misled into manual labor in Ga. factories

Gazi Kodzo, leader of the Black Hammer organization, leads protestors in chants against CNN Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in front of the CNN building in Atlanta. Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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‘I could die any second’: Records tell harrowing story about Black Hammer standoff in Ga.

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May 28, 2020 Atlanta - Pullman Yard in Kirkwood on Thursday, May 28, 2020. The $125 million Pullman Yard project by Atomic Entertainment proposes converting the historic rail yard buildings into office, retail, restaurant and performing arts spaces, as well as a film and television soundstage. Kirkwood's Pullman Yard on Rogers Street was built in 1904 to produce agricultural machinery and was a thriving industry. The historic rail yards are set for redevelopment into a creative arts community. Atomic acquired the 27-acre site south of DeKalb Avenue in Kirkwood from the state of Georgia last year. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Dragon Con guests this year includes Walter Koenig, William Shatner and Morena Baccarin. DRAGON CON/ABC

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Dragon Con 2022 lineup announced: William Shatner, Walter Koenig, Morena Baccarin, Tom...

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Rapper Snoop Dogg attends the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show news conference at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

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Snoop Dogg starring in football comedy film ‘The Underdoggs’ shooting in Atlanta

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Music is always important at festivals and that’s certainly true at the Grant Park Summer Shade Festival.
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Waning days of summer bring food, festivals and a taste of fall to Georgia

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Owen Whistler (Kevin Bacon, with Carrie Preston behind him on left) welcomes new campers to a LGBTQIA+ conversion camp he runs in the Georgia-filmed feature "They/Them," which begins streaming Friday on Peacock. (Photo by Josh Stringer/Blumhouse)

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There’s identity horror beyond the ax murderer in Georgia-filmed ‘They/Them’

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The Actor’s Express drama “Desire Under the Elms,” continuing through Aug. 28, features Precious West (clockwise from left), Tim McDonough and Ryan Vo.
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‘Desire Under the Elms’ sways at Actor’s Express

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The Georgia economic development office touted $4.4 billion in direct TV and film production spending in Georgia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, including sequels for "Black Panther," "Creed" and "Shazam!" PUBLICITY PHOTOS

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Record year for TV, film production in Georgia: $4.4B in direct spending

Sports

Legendary quarterback Peyton Manning (left) and Georgia Tech great Morgan Burnett (right) pose for a photo with the parents of the late Demaryius Thomas, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, at a ceremony at Bobby Dodd Stadium Aug. 8, 2022, to honor the Tech great and Denver Broncos star. (Photo by Danny Karnik/Georgia Tech Athletics)

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Inaugural ‘Demaryius Thomas Day’ brings Peyton Manning to Georgia Tech

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Atlanta United's Matheus Rossetto (9) takes a shot during the first half of an MLS soccer match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday, May 28, 2022.Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Atlanta United’s Matheus Rossetto week to week after two ankle injuries

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Bulldogs third, behind you know who in preseason coaches’ poll

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Defensive tackle Bryce Rodgers, who was carted off the field with an apparent knee injury Saturday, was waived/injured on Monday. Veteran tight end MyCole Pruitt was signed to fill the open roster spot.

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Falcons DT Bryce Rodgers waived/injured; tight end MyCole Pruitt signed

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080222 Flowery Branch, Ga.: Atlanta Falcons punter Seth Vernon (37) during training camp at the Falcons Practice Facility, Tuesday, August 2, 2022, in Flowery Branch, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Falcons’ Seth Vernon trying to maximize this punting opportunity

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Hall of Famer Bryant Young, who coached the Falcons’ defensive line from 2017-19, had an impact on Grady Jarrett (97). (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Falcons’ Grady Jarrett reflects on his time with Bryant Young

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Falcons quarterback Marcus Mariota hands off the ball to running back Qadree Ollison during training camp. The Falcons are working on fielding a bruising running attack like coach Arthur Smith had in Tennessee. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Falcons’ Qadree Ollison rounding out his game

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The Hawks signed former Utah Jazz guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract Monday.

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Hawks sign point guard Trent Forrest to two-way contract

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